The Waiting Room

"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." Galatians 3:27

Today, I had some tests done in the radiology dept at our local hospital. During a routine physical exam and blood work, my doctor felt it necessary to run some further tests due to abnormal findings. All week I prayed and asked my sisters in Christ to pray as well that everything would come out normal. The Lord gave me a peace during this time that can't be explained other than my mind was quiet and my heart was calm.

While in the waiting room a woman in her late 40's came in and when she sat down a few seats across from me she began to cry. She held her head in her hands and tried to hide her tears by wiping them away. I could see she was scared and sensed that she felt alone. She bowed her head making the sign of the cross over her chest and when she looked up, out of no where I blurted out, "are you okay?" She looked at me with teary eyes and shook her head no. I asked, "can I pray with you?" She simply nodded yes, my name is Marina.

After I said a simple prayer for Marina, in very broken English she searched for the words. Her son had died in a car accident in April, she only has her parents left who live in Mexico, she takes care of her grandchildren who are very young and now she is having biopsies done on her breast and she is terrified that she has breast cancer.

I told her how much God loved her and gave her reassurance to not be afraid. I sat and talked with her until they called her name, she stood up, hugged me and said thank you. Waiting for my turn to be called I prayed for God to comfort Marina, I know he was there. The thought came, if all of these tests I was going through was so I could be in this waiting room, on this day, at this time to be there for Marina and wrap her in the love of Christ then so be it. God is good, He is faithful and true!